Author Topic: Nationals @ Dodgers, Game 3 (Read 8633 times)

sportsfan882 · « **Topic Start:** July 27, 2008, 03:46:10 PM »

First Pitch: 4:10 PM EST

TV: MASN2

Radio: 107.7 FM, 1500 AM, WZHF 1390 AM

(38-66) 5th Place NL East

Harris - LF
Lopez - SS
Zimmerman - 3B
Kearns - RF
Belliard - 2B
Milledge - CF
Lo Duca - 1B
Nieves - C
Bergmann - P

SP: Jason Bergmann (1-7, 4.21 ERA)

(51-52) 2nd Place Place NL West

Pierre - LF
Kemp - CF
Martin - C
Kent - 2B
Loney - 1B
Garciaparra - SS
Blake - 3B
Ethier - RF
Kershaw - P

SP: Clayton Kershaw (0-3, 5.18 ERA)

wisefan11 · « **Reply #1:** July 27, 2008, 03:50:16 PM »

I bet Kershaw will be shaking in his cleats when he sees the murderer's row he's about to face.

sportsfan882 · « **Reply #2:** July 27, 2008, 03:52:41 PM »

Quote from: wisefan11 on July 27, 2008, 03:50:16 PM

I bet Kershaw will be shaking in his cleats when he sees the murderer's row he's about to face.

He's going for his first win of his ML career.

wisefan11 · « **Reply #3:** July 27, 2008, 03:55:54 PM »

Quote from: sportsfan882 on July 27, 2008, 03:52:41 PM

He's going for his first win of his ML career.

If I were Ned Colletti, I'd send back to AAA if he doesn't win today.

UMDNats · « **Reply #4:** July 27, 2008, 04:02:36 PM »

Kershaw's probable line: 7 IP, 3 H, 0 ER, 8 K

wisefan11 · « **Reply #5:** July 27, 2008, 04:12:57 PM »

Looking predictably awful so far...

JMUalumni · « **Reply #6:** July 27, 2008, 04:15:05 PM »

Zimmerman with a stolen base? Nice jump

UMDNats · « **Reply #7:** July 27, 2008, 04:15:08 PM »

Zimm gets on base with an error and then steals. Awesome.

sportsfan882 · « **Reply #8:** July 27, 2008, 04:16:49 PM »

terrible Kearns.

wisefan11 · « **Reply #9:** July 27, 2008, 04:17:03 PM »

Quote from: sportsfan882 on July 27, 2008, 04:16:49 PM

terrible Kearns.

JMUalumni · « **Reply #10:** July 27, 2008, 04:22:03 PM »

What a miserable throw from Nieves, he deserves a lashing for that one.

sportsfan882 · « **Reply #11:** July 27, 2008, 04:22:08 PM »

wtf Nieves?

sportsfan882 · « **Reply #12:** July 27, 2008, 04:23:35 PM »

Bergmann can't get his curve called for a strike. BS

sportsfan882 · « **Reply #13:** July 27, 2008, 04:24:51 PM »

good pitching by Jason.

wisefan11 · « **Reply #14:** July 27, 2008, 04:24:57 PM »

Walnuts gives the ball to an enthusiastic senior citizen. I don't know why I'm even remarking on it but it was kinda funny to see, usually those balls go to kids.

wisefan11 · « **Reply #15:** July 27, 2008, 04:28:16 PM »

Milledge should've spent some more time at Columbus.

wisefan11 · « **Reply #16:** July 27, 2008, 04:29:02 PM »

Our plate approach as a whole has been roundly abysmal lately. Lenny must go.

UMDNats · « **Reply #17:** July 27, 2008, 04:30:30 PM »

LOL we are overmatched by a rookie with a 5.18 ERA and .302 opp BA.

We look lost.

sportsfan882 · « **Reply #18:** July 27, 2008, 04:31:19 PM »

Quote from: wisefan11 on July 27, 2008, 04:29:02 PM

Our plate approach as a whole has been roundly abysmal lately. Lenny must go.

It's embarrassing. Lenny has to go.

sportsfan882 · « **Reply #19:** July 27, 2008, 04:33:02 PM »

awful :bball:

wisefan11 · « **Reply #20:** July 27, 2008, 04:33:10 PM »

Beachball Bergmann rears his ugly head. He can go too.

wisefan11 · « **Reply #21:** July 27, 2008, 04:33:56 PM »

GODDAMNIT BERGMANN

PANatsFan · « **Reply #22:** July 27, 2008, 04:34:05 PM »

Was just gonna defend him - but a 4 pitch walk is trash.

sportsfan882 · « **Reply #23:** July 27, 2008, 04:35:19 PM »

best defensive 3rd baseman in baseball, period.

JMUalumni · « **Reply #24:** July 27, 2008, 04:38:47 PM »

Quote from: sportsfan882 on July 27, 2008, 04:16:49 PM

terrible Kearns.

There can be a case made against Kearns for being just as worthless to this team as Felipe Lopez. They both have a horrible OPS at .628 and .629. Using the Batting Runs statistical measure, used to determine how many runs a player has net contributed or cost the team, you can see that Lopez has cost us about 14 runs, Kearns has cost us about 10. Using another metirc, VORP for value, Kearns has a VORP of -7.6, while Lopez has a VORP of -6.8. SOme would argue that Kearns has been better since his return, when in fact I checked this statistic, Kearns has virtually the same OPS as he did before injury. I would love to see Kearns gone at the end of this season, unless he is able to make a statement as to why he should stay.